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"Entrantment of Evil" is an EP release by US, death metal act Incantation released through Seraphic Decay in August 1990. Incantation formed in 1989 and released two 1990 demos before releasing "Entrantment of Evil". "Entrantment of Evil" is their first label release. All five tracks, except the short intro track, would be re-recorded and included on the band´s 1992 debut full-length studio album "Onward to Golgotha". The material on the EP was recorded in May/June 1990 and three of the tracks are culled directly from the June 1990 "Demo #1". The demo sessions spawned two further tracks, which aren´t included here ("Profanation" and "Deliverance of Horrific Prophecies"). "Profanation" was included on the June 1990 "Demo #1", while "Deliverance of Horrific Prophecies" wouldn´t appear until it was included on the November 1991 "Deliverance of Horrific Prophecies" single.
For the time the material on "Entrantment of Evil" is pretty dark and brutal death metal, featuring occult themed lyrics. The growling vocals are mean and not of the most intelligible kind. Listening to the 5 tracks on he 13:48 minutes long EP I´m at times reminded of contemporary artists like Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse (minus the gore lyrics/image) and especially Immolation. So it´s technically well played US death metal featuring both fast blasting parts and heavier mid-paced brutality. The tracks are a slightly one-dimensional, but still relatively well written. A few more catchy moments wouldn´t have hurt, but Incantation are obviously not the type of act who take prisoners. There´s no compromising with the darkness and brutality here. The only feature temporarily adding something different to the relentless aggression and brutality are the screaming chromatic guitar solos.
"Entrantment of Evil" features a dark, raw, and brutal sounding production job, but while there is a great gloomy death metal authenticity about the recording, it´s actually relatively well produced and all details are audible in the mix. A 3 - 3.5 star (65%) rating is warranted.